A few years ago we interviewed one of the winners of the Make Mine a Million $ Business Competition (M3), Valarie King-Bailey, founder of OnShore Technology Group. There is still time to apply for the Houston, Texas National M3 Competition. Here is more information about the program:
Make Mine a Million $ Business is a program [...]

Could you tell us a little bit about yourself and your background prior to starting your business?
I graduated from Indiana University with a BA in Marketing, then earned my Masters of Business Administration at University of Miami, with a specialization in International Business. I’ve always enjoyed sales and marketing, and I have a passion [...]

Could you tell us about your background prior to starting ECOBAGS.com?
I was a professional actress in NYC, balancing an acting career with various other positions –
1. Worked at CBS 60 Minutes as Administrative Assistant
2. Senior Account Executive (sales) with MicroVideo, Inc. a start up company that I worked at and helped to build into a [...]

How to reactive your network during the holidays.
The year is almost at an end – if you haven’t reached your networking goals this year, reactivate your skills during the holiday season.
Can you believe it, we are already in November! The year past so fast and there are only two months left to achieve your [...]

Maybe you’ve only just started your business or are not ready to sell it just yet. But don’t you ever wonder how much you could get if you cashed out – or let someone else buy in? Could you afford that beachfront property in Hawaii you’ve been fantasizing about? Take those international trips you have [...]

This fall is the perfect time to reflect on some of the basics that will help you achieve prosperity and success.
Reflect and Review
Dust off that initial business plan and review the company goals and objective you set in the beginning of the year. How many goals and objective did you achieve? If you were unable [...]